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Self-Portrait

ca. 1808–9
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
During the Festival at Unspunnen, Vigée Le Brun stayed with Franz Niklaus König, a genre painter whose work influenced her depictions of the participants in the festival. Wishing to reciprocate his kindness, she recalled: “The only expression of gratitude I was able to get Mr. and Mrs. König to accept was my portrait in oil, which I sent to them from Paris.” The artist presents herself in a straightforward manner, head tight to the frame, gazing outward.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Self-Portrait
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1808–9
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 16 1/4 × 13 in. (41.4 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings